After a prolonged legal battle stemming from a class action lawsuit filed in 1968, Hamtramck has finally closed the chapter on the displacement of a Black neighborhood to make room for the construction of the I-75 freeway. The lawsuit was settled last month, bringing an end to a decades-long struggle for justice.
Approximately 100 families were uprooted from their homes to make way for the highway, prompting the filing of the lawsuit. The settlement agreement mandated the construction and allocation of 200 new homes to the affected families. However, due to financial constraints faced by Hamtramck, the construction of these homes was significantly delayed.
